Yarrawonga, Northern Territory

Yarrawonga Darwin,  Northern Territory
Yarrawonga
Coordinates	12°28′16″S130°59′24″E / 12.471085°S 130.990115°E / -12.471085; 130.990115
Population	32 (2016 census) [1]
Established	1980s
Postcode(s)	0830
Location	20.9 km (13 mi) from Darwin City 2.1 km (1 mi) from Palmerston
LGA(s)	City of Palmerston
Territory electorate(s)	Drysdale
Federal division(s)	Lingiari
Suburbs around Yarrawonga: Holtze Pinelands Holtze Holtze Durack Palmerston City Yarrawonga Holtze Farrar Palmerston City Palmerston City Farrar Farrar
Footnotes	Adjoining suburbs [2] [3]

Yarrawonga is an outer northern suburb of Palmerston. It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people. ^[4]

It is 21 km SE of the Darwin City and 2.1 km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston.

Yarrawonga is named after the Yarrawonga Zoo which was established in the area in 1965.

It is believed that the name came from the Victorian town of Yarrawonga in the northern part of the state. ^[5]

The area is one of Palmerston's Industrial Suburbs, along with Pinelands.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarrawonga (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
2. "Search result for 'Yarrawonga'". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
3. "Palmerston City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
4. "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
5. "Place Names Committee". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

External links

• Place names committee for the Northern Territory